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Posted on 06/11/2008 2:28:27 PM PDT by Delacon
This would be a congressional and presidential election policy winner for republicans IMHO.
Good for Kay!
They could at least have built some coal to liquid plants with that $5 billion a year the DoE has had for the past 30 years.
We need to make it possible to drill for oil in this country again. And we need to license nuclear power plants.
A good summary of the problem and its makers. We now need solvers. And fast. Yet we remain hamstrung by the left and RINOs and that refuse to develop and execute a REAL energy policy that provides for more energy in all forms and removes our radical dependence on enemy-based and other foreign supplies.
The malfeasance of Washington on the matter of energy, has hurt the American economy, increased our security risks, and done nothing for the future to assure America’s energy independence.
Probably about page #453 in Ayn Rand "Atlas Shrugged"
Where we need to be.
Cracking open "The Road to Serfdom" by Friedrich Hayek
Kudos on the literary post. :)
They don't appreciate hearing that they are not following world wide opinion and following in the lead of their progressive masters in Cuba and China to drill off the coast of Fla.
* Cease all ethanol production. It takes away from food production and the unintended consequence is higher food costs. As diesel prices go up, the cost of farming tips the balance of cost to make ethanol a bad idea. Just say "no" to ethanol! Even Jimmy Carter says that diverting farm production from food to fuel is dumb – even HE gets it. This will create only ONE "blend" of gasoline and will cease regional "boutique" blends (gasohols) which are stupid, costly, and meaningless. Trucking custom blends around the country is wasteful. Ethanol blends get fewer miles to the gallon, and adds to the cost of production and transportation. Newer cars do not need oxygenated fuels.
* Lift the restrictions in order to drill for oil in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and other sites in the CONUS as a matter of national security.
* Encourage the petro industry to construct state-of-the-art refineries and/or retrofit current and dormant ones and crank up production for our newly-accessed oil in the CONUS.
* Make all “carbon credit” scams unlawful. Discrediting Algore should have been a slam-dunk a long time ago. Stop electing Reps who buy into the Global Warming / Global Cooling / Climate Change Hoax. CO2 is not our enemy!
* Construct SEVERAL, regional Pebble-Bed Modular Reactors (or other similar modern designs) that are not considered "breeders", are rechargeable, and cleaner than any current nuclear generator design. Breeders are OK, but PBMR's are better. Refine spent nuke fuel for recycling. DO SOMETHING NUCLEAR to resolve energy problems.
* Use the residual heat from the reactors above to process motor fuel from coal and/or shale. Even though Clinton "stole" some of the best coal reserves, we still have a lot to use.
* Become independent enough to make the cartels (i.e. OPEC) inconsequential.
* Convince local taxing bodies to lift or cap the sales tax on gasoline so that as gas prices go up, the local tax collectors don’t see a windfall revenue jump at the expense of the consumer. The Federal government could compel the states (and locals) to cap the fuel taxes.
If you squint real hard, and read between the lines, the ‘manifesto’ will require the dismissal of all RINOs and LibDems and the election of some clear-minded conservatives to even consider any of the above.
I totally agree, however I don't know how we do this with a democratic congress. I think it will take a march on washington and I dont know if that would even help. I have never felt so utterly out of control with regards to our future.
Serkit, didnt Senator Hutchison basically steal your manifesto and make it the American Energy Policy Act? I’d have words with the senator if I were you. :)
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I lost all respect for Kay when she basically admitted that she had, in her own opinion, violated her oath to uphold the constitution by participating in unconstitutional acts.
However, she speaks a lot of truth here.
The one glaring item she fails to mention is the need to roll back the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. Gramm was an idiot for pushing it and Clinton was an idiot for signing it.
The enviro extremists have really hurt us in the energy area.
They are against new oil drilling such as we could at ANWR.
They are against new hydro electric dam projects.
They are against nuclear power.
They are against windmills if they block the view of powerful people.
They are against building new refineries.
They are against using more coal, even with the new “clean coal” technology.
While it’s good to think about the future and shifting away from fossil fuels eventually, it’s not going to happen next week, or next year, or the next 20 years. We’re going to have to develop more of our own energy resources.
“Since the Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007, the price of a gallon of gas has soared from $2.33 per gallon to over $4.”
About time someone pointed this out...about time the republicans grow some cajones and start some finger pointing of their own..........
I wouldn’t cease ALL ethanol production, just that from foodstocks (and then simply cease mandates/subsidies). You can make ethanol from plenty of other stocks that don’t impact the food supply. That would require rollback of requirements for ethanol production for use as motor fuel, but so be it.
Heck, if one of these many algal oil companies gets things running profitably, they can produce ethanol from the waste stream of biodiesel production, all without displacing food crops.
Damn straight it would.
If someone in the RNC recognized this, they wouldn't have the brains to figure out how to leverage it.
And McCain appears to propose the exact opposite when he blames "big oil" for earning too much. Which they don't on a PER CENTAGE basis compared to the S&P 500. The jerk should take a few quick economics and accounting classes.
Thanks for the recognition! I've been posting the 'manifesto' here for about six weeks in various forms. MANY FReepers helped me hone it and tweak it, so it is a group effort. If she saw it here and stole it, I'm PROUD. BTW I sent the McCain campaign the 'manifesto' in the form of a question, "You want to hear straight talk on energy?". I offered to help explain it further - we'll see. My two nitwit Senators (Barry and Turban) wouldn't care to represent me, so I'm not wasting my time. Sometimes I feel as useless as a Republican-Conservative in Illinois......wait......I AM in Illinois......crap!
Its my opinion that if the RNC made this the defining issue of the campaign season, we’d hold on to enough republicans in the house and senate(plus add a few conservatives to the rolls), and maybe retain the presidency(might even get McCain to sit down and shut up about cap and trade). This THE issue. Its our last best chance.
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